CVE-2013-6478 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Pidgin by sending a long URL that triggers a tooltip, requiring user interaction to view the message.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-6478?
CVE-2013-6478 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Pidgin Pidgin, published on 6 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
gtkimhtml.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 does not properly interact with underlying library support for wide Pango layouts, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long URL that is examined with a tooltip.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6478?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pidgin Pidgin.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6478?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-6478 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6478 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pidgin Pidgin
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6478, GHSA-m565-4whf-pw8r.